It’s a fact: I’m addicted to bread and sugar.

Last week, I talked about my trials and tribulations of being inconsistent with my training. Since last week, I’m back on track with my training but realized my eating has been inconsistent. Although I’m typically a very healthy eater, I’ve been splurging way more than is necessary or appropriate lately. When I’m hungry, I’m craving things that include bread or sugar. I’ve followed that craving like a hypnotized zombie the past few weeks.

It’s a fact: Making healthy choices feels awesome. When I make too many poor eating choices in a row, I feel like crap.

Today is the day to get it all under control.

That’s why I’ve decided to go on a 7-day bread and sugar detox. I do not subscribe to philosophies that cut any one food group out completely for the rest of eternity. Although that may work for some, it doesn’t work for me. I’ve experimented with doing a Paleo diet and trying to avoid certain things, and it just makes me feel deprived. Instead, having control and will power over my own choices so the fun and enjoyment of eating is still there works better for me. However, I believe I’m eating too much sugar and bread right now and I want to get rid of all of it for a short period to see how I feel. Will I have more energy? Will I feel less tired? Will it help me make better choices moving forward?

Here is what my 7-day bread and sugar detox looks like:

• No food with ingredients containing sugar, including ingredients such as cane juice, cane sugar and other names for sugar on product labels
• No dried fruit (I can take down bags of dried fruit in one sitting)
• No more than 2 servings of whole fruit per day (I don’t want to re-direct my bread/sugar desires into eating more fruit)
• No alcoholic beverages that contain sugar, like wine, flavored beers, etc.
• No bread, including sliced bread, sandwiches, dinner rolls, etc. Other grains are in, such as brown rice, quinoa, oatmeal, etc.
• Items that are excluded from the detox are necessary sports performance items, such as Generation UCAN, Vega Sport Recovery Accelerator and Salted Caramel GUs

Want to join me?

• Pick 7 days for your bread and sugar detox challenge.
• Use the guidelines above to maximize your week.
• In the comments section, let us know that you are going to participate and tips for not being so addicted to bread and sugar.
• If you have a blog, write about your detox and your results. Be sure to link to this post.

Last week’s training recap:

• Monday: Biked for 63 minutes on the trainer
• Tuesday: Ran 5.5 miles, including 10 x 400 meter repeats between 1:25 and 1:35 + 15 minutes of core work
• Wednesday: Ran 5.5 miles easy for National Running Day
• Thursday: 1 hour of restorative yoga
• Friday: Brick: 20-mile bike followed by a 20-minute run
• Saturday: 8-mile run with friends at 8:34 average pace (It was 90 percent humidity and hot so this one hurt!)
• Sunday: REST

Here are a few scenes from my training week.

Are you going to participate in the sugar detox? How did your training go last week?